I'm looking for handymen/contractors who can do it all in the Houston and Dallas areas for SFR's that I bought that need maintenance to make rent-ready (repairs, install flooring, appliances, repair siding, ideally even do plumbing and electrical)-anyone have any good recos at low prices?  

I still need to decide on the shower stall (if anyone has had luck with any certain kinds I am all ears) other wise everything has been decided just some things still need to be paid for.Had to increase my electrical costs as we needed to add 2 circuits to the kitchen to bring it up to code with adding the dishwasher and bringing it into the 21st century.Gutted kitchen with its new windowThis will be the layout of the cabinets once installedhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw4tlga09RSJek1DQ...I had a meeting with an arborist on Friday for the massive pine tree in the back yard, unfortunately this tree will need to be removed as it is infected with bore beetles and posses not only a threat to my house but the house next door as well so it will be getting removed this next week weather permitting.  

There is a discussion of it here: http://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-feature...One of the proposed solutions is to make individual properties as "Customers" in GnuCash and individual expenses, such as Electricity as "Vendors".

Aside from the tax issue, if something like this happens again take the renter a few electric space heaters to use until the next business day and then get a repair person in to get the furnace looked at.

Just as you described, no electric, no gas, no water and the bank would not turn on for inspection.I called each utility company and asked when was the last time service was on at property and what steps were necessary to restart.

(Barring of course, any major repairs that may be way out of your league) not sure how you handle this regularly, but I'm talking about this kind of stuff you did, electric, plumbing, HVAC, etc. thanks for the fun post.

Electrical inspection.

As far as I know, the electric, plumbing, heating, and roof are in good condition, but please do all your inspections of these systems.

I have no history of rehab projects but I am employed as a project engineer at an electrical utility so planning and managing large projects is what I do day in and day out.

I don't even pay for basic inspections, we just make sure there is nothing obvious wrong with a unit (no leaking water, electrical is not knob and tube, etc).